With her purring passionate voice and arrangements both spare and sumptuous, Barbara Lewis recorded some of the best soul-pop of the 1960s. Though best remembered for her hits "Hello Stranger" (which Barbara wrote along with a number of her early singles),"Baby I'm Yours," and "Make Me Your Baby," she recorded a wealth of finematerial for Atlantic Records throughout the 1960s that remains beloved among devotees of both the Beach Music and Northern Soul scenes, with such esteemed producers as Bert Berns, Arif Mardin and Artie Butler behind the board. This two-CD collection is the most comprehensive anthology of her Atlantic recordings ever assembled (and the only one available), featuring the A-sides and B-sides of all 17 singles she issued for the label, many of which have never appeared on CD. Richie Unterberger’s notes feature exclusive quotes from Barbara Lewis herself; Charles Benson contributes a fresh mastering job. A soul essential!

Disc One

1. My Heart Went Do Dat Da

2. The Longest Night of the Year

3. My Mama Told Me

4. Gonna Love You Till the End of Time

5. Hello Stranger

6. Think a Little Sugar

7. Straighten Up Your Heart

8. If You Love Her

9. Puppy Love

10. Snap Your Fingers

11. Someday We're Gonna Love Again

12. Spend a Little Time

13. Pushing a Good Thing Too Far

14. Come Home

15. Baby I'm Yours

16. I Say Love

17. Make Me Your Baby

18. Love to Be Loved

Disc Two

1. Don't Forget About Me

2. It's Magic

3. Make Me Belong to You

4. Girls Need Lovin’ Care

5. Baby What Do You Want Me to Do

6. I Remember the Feeling

7. I'll Make Him Love Me

8. Love Makes the World Go Round

9. Fool, Fool, Fool (Look in the Mirror)

10. Only All the Time

11. Sho-Nuff (It's Got to Be Your Love)

12. Thankful for What I Got

13. I'll Keep Believin’

14. On Bended Knees

15. You're a Dream Maker

16. I'm All You've Got

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